Field notes, v637
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FIELD NOTES Doug Bell March 5, 1988 Sreed!, but no nests yet. Santa Cruz I. is incredible, high mountains, wooded oak arroyos, the sea cliffs are Peregrine Heaven. I saw one adult Peregrine powering along the cliffs near Profile Point. It then began soaring out and over the sea. The sun reflected its bluish back as it banked & turned. About 200 yards later another falcon was spotted diving on 2 soaring seabirds. This bird was really small - may even have been a kestrel, but we were so far away, it was hard to id - it flew like a Peregrine though. At Chirico Bay we were treated to a large pod of Common + Risso's Dolphins. The Common had an hour-glass pattern of white on their sides, long snouts. Risso's were large, w/ mottled white dorsal fins + body. Some looked very white. Blunt head. Pete also took us in close to an old Bald Eagle nest. Ravens nesting nearby. March 7, 1988. Yesterday afternoon I drove to UC Santa Barbara - could not locate Mark Holmgren at the Museum or his office. Drove to Mono Bay. Today, March 7, I arose quite late. Went down to Mono Bay. Recorded gulls at the piers along eastern fish docks (~10:00am). Drove over to Mono Rock, as I arrived at the eastern side I saw the tiercel Peregrine soaring up